Billy Bathgate
As a script consultant, I’ve turned more than a few books into screenplays. Billy Bathgate from 1991 was a great award winning book, and most […]
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Wall Street
Being a professional script consultant sometimes means that you come across scripts that have great potential but that also have inherent problems. Indeed, I’ve written […]
White Lightnin’
A very old friend of mine (Dom Murphy) directed White Lightnin’ from 2009. I haven’t seen Dom in many years but he was one of […]
Southern Comfort
As anyone reading this blog long enough will know, I’m a great fan of Walter Hill. And I grew up watching Southern Comfort over and […]
The Hunted
In 2003, William Friedkin made The Hunted which stars Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro. And it’s kind of like The Bourne Identity released […]
War of the Worlds
Writing about 100 films you must see and avoiding the obvious ones becomes quite a task (I’ve found this out after 68 films!). I’ve also […]
Incredibly Strange Film Show – Russ Meyer
Delightful, I first heard about Russ Meyer as a teenager watching Jonathan Ross’ Incredibly Strange Film Show (which is below from YouTube). Russ Meyer made […]
Twins of Evil
Twins of Evil is another Hammer piece, great for teenage boys and horror fans alike. Peter Cushing is great in this and the two real […]